UFC on FX 1 results: Camoes downs Hayden with first-round choke

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – For Brazilian submission ace Fabricio Camoes, the third time was indeed the charm.

Winless in his first two UFC appearances, Camoes defeated Tommy Hayden at UFC on FOX 1 and earned his first win in the UFC.

The two clashed in one of six FUEL TV-broadcast preliminary bouts at UFC on FX 1, which took place at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn.

Camoes controlled the center of the cage early, but he walked into a few strikes from his southpaw opponent and looked as if he might be in some trouble on the feet. Hayden then took the fight to the floor with a powerful double-leg takedown, but he quickly returned to the feet. Camoes then shot in with a takedown attempt, but Hayden wound up in top in the back-and-forth exchanges.

Settling in on his back, Camoes then wen to an omo plata attempt and used the maneuver to sweep to the top. Hayden tried desperately to pull free, but Camoes slid his left arm under the neck for a rear-naked choke.

As Hayden drifted into unconsciousness, he let out a few half-hearted taps that referee Josh Rosenthal didn’t immediately acknowledge. The movements continued, and Rosenthal halted the affair just before Hayden went to sleep.

“It feels amazing,” Camoes said after the win. “I’ve been waiting for this opportunity in the UFC my whole life, and I’m so happy to get the victory in that way.

“I’m a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, but I want to show the world I’m a well-rounded fighter. We started striking, which surprised me because I know he’s good on the ground. We scrambled a bit, then I got the opportunity to get on his back.”

With the win, Camoes improves to 10-1-1 in his past 12 fights, with the two blemishes coming in his previous UFC bouts. Jorge Gurgel product Hayden (8-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) loses for the first time as a professional.

“I took this fight on short notice – seven days,” Hayden said. “I busted my butt the last week with no rest. No excuses though.

“I wanted to keep him standing because I know he’s a black best in Brazilian jiu-jitsu. “I tried to use my wrestling to keep him on his feet and strike it out. He got me down on the ground and just flat got the better of me.”